13 Killed, 34 Injured in Egypt Bus-Truck Collision

At least 13 people have died and 34 others were injured after a tourist bus collided with a heavy truck in the western part of Egypt’s capital, Cairo.

The crash occurred on Tuesday (20 October) on the Western Desert Highway, which links Cairo with the southern city of Asyut.

International media outlets, citing Egypt’s state-run Al-Ahram, reported that the injured were rescued and taken to a hospital in the Giza area. Authorities have opened an investigation to determine the exact cause of the accident. However, no detailed information was immediately available on the nationalities of the dead and injured.

The impact was so severe that the front section of the bus was completely torn off. At the scene, broken parts of the bus’s frame, twisted metal and assorted equipment were seen scattered across the road, and passenger seats had been flung to the side of the highway. Rescue workers used a crane to remove the wrecked bus.

An AFP correspondent at the scene reported these details. After the crash, officials began clearing the wreckage of the bus and truck from the highway to restore normal traffic.

Fatal road accidents are frequent in Egypt. Reckless driving, poor vehicle maintenance and weak enforcement of traffic laws are widely considered among the main causes.

According to Egypt’s official statistics agency, 5,260 people died in road accidents in 2024. The previous year, 2023, the death toll stood at 5,861.

Earlier, in September, a bus crash in Egypt’s Sinai region killed 22 people, 10 of whom were tourists from Jordan. In August, a collision between two pickup trucks carrying farm workers in the country’s north left at least 18 dead, including children.